Overview

• Judge Motsi Mabuse awarded a 10 for Lewis Cope and Katya Jones’s Paso Doble, with 9s from the other judges for a total of 37.
• The routine closed Movie Week and was set to The Plaza of Execution from The Mask of Zorro, placing the pair first on the night.
• Viewers objected to a week‑three 10 and raised fairness concerns over contestants with past dance experience, naming Cope and Amber Davies.
• Cope said he trained as an actor and has not had dance training since childhood, calling descriptions of him as a professional dancer “bizarre.”
• Strictly confirmed Stefan Dennis missed the live show due to illness and will receive a bye with Dianne Buswell, and Anton Du Beke was heard on air after a live‑mic slip.